Let’s first take a closer look at the two solutions. Angular is a framework for web apps, is based on TypeScript, and has been developed since 2016. It replaced AngularJS and is run by a community led by Google and others. Angular is open source and platform independent. In contrast to its predecessor, it uses JavaScript. The framework is very popular and is used by Google, Microsoft, IBM, PayPal, and Samsung.
React, on the other hand, isn’t a JavaScript framework in the strict sense of the word; instead, it’s a library. It was developed in 2013 by and for Facebook and has been running on an MIT license since 2017, meaning that it’s also open source. React is suited to web and mobile apps and can also be used in combination with other libraries. One special feature of React is DOM diffing, which enables only the modified parts to be updated instead of creating additional document object models. The solution is widely used both in and out of the Meta universe: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp all use it, as well as Netflix, Dropbox, and the New York Times.